No. 97 Squadron RAF
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No. 97 Squadron, was a Royal Air Force squadron formed on 1 December 1917 at Waddington, Lincolnshire, serving in France as a heavy bomber unit until the end of the First World War.
97 Squadron Avro Manchester at RAF Coningsby
RAF Hemswell
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Royal Air Force Hemswell, or RAF Hemswell, is a former Royal Air Force station located 7.8 miles east of Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England.
No. 97 Squadron RAF
…Squadron to participate in Operation Chastise. In July 1946, the squadron re-equipped with the Avro Lincoln, and remained operational until disbanding at Hemswell on 1 January 1956. The squadron was reformed – as 97(SM) Sqn. – on 1 December 1959 as one of 20 Strategic Missile (SM) squadrons associated with Project…
Hangars and buildings still standing at Hemswell
The almost unchanged wartime line of aircraft hangars, photographed in 2006
Aircraft hangar at RAF Hemswell during a Sunday market in December 2015
Aircraft hangar and buildings at RAF Hemswell during a Sunday market in December 2015